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• Sich selbst prüfen ist christlich – Selbstkritik einmal anders

  Immer wieder einmal habe ich behauptet, dass Selbstkritik eine christliche Tugend sei und man im Neuen Testament nicht Christ wird, in dem man mit dem Pharisäer sagt: „Ich danke dir, Gott, dass ich nicht bin […]

  Tuesday October 4th, 2011 / ProMundis Blog

   

• God comes near to us – A central difference between Islam and Christianity

  In the Christian faith God comes “near” (Eph 2,13+17; cf. Hebr 4,16) mankind with his revelation. He comes to mankind. He speaks to mankind. He speaks with mankind. He speaks the language of men, and […]

  Friday September 23rd, 2011 / Islam, ProMundis Blog, Vergleichende Religionswissenschaften

   

• Global and integrated Learning: Helping the next Generation around the world to de-cide on World View, Life Style, and Knowledge

  Statement at the International Council of Higher Education, Singapore Here is my statement given on behalf of the board of Martin Bucer European Seminary and Research Institutes and on behalf of the World Evangelical Fellowship […]

  Friday September 23rd, 2011 / ProMundis Blog, School / Education

   

• Schirrmacher meets with Victims of Attack in Alexandria

  Shortly after midnight on January 1, 2011 a car bomb exploded with approximately 100 kg of explosives in front of the Al-Qiddissine Church in Alexandria. This was after police, who due to warnings had guarded […]

  Friday September 23rd, 2011 / Persecution of Christians, ProMundis Blog

   
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  Archbishop Aktaş informs the Worldwide Evangelical Alliance about the Situation at Mor Gabriel

  The Director of the IIRF and Board Member of the ISHR, Thomas Schirrmacher, has been personally informed of the status of negotiations surrounding the threatened Syrian Orthodox Monastery Mor Gabriel.

  Friday September 16th, 2011 / ProMundis Blog

   

• Zwangsabtreibung in China

  Petra Kolonko hat in ihrem Buch Maos Enkel: Innenansicht aus dem neuen China (München: C. H. Beck, 2009) eine faszinierende Gesamtschau Chinas geliefert, die ihresgleichen sucht. Die vielen positiven Entwicklungen werden genauso verständlich gemacht wie […]

  Friday September 16th, 2011 / Ethics, ProMundis Blog

   

• Religious Freedom in Europe: Expertise for the German Parlament

  My written statement for the German federal parlament (Deutscher Bundestag) end of October 2010 (see here) has been translated into English meanwhile by my able translator Dr. Richard McClary: Collective list of questions for the public hearing […]

  Friday September 9th, 2011 / Christianity & Politics, ProMundis Blog, Right to religious freedom